Panorama of the colorful opening ceremony of the 2022 World Cup

On the evening of November 20, the opening ceremony of the 2022 World Cup officially took place at Al Bayt Stadium (Quatar).

Attending the opening ceremony were FIFA President Gianni Infantino and the King of Qatar - Tamin bin Hamad Al Thani.

The ceremony began with performances imbued with Arab cultural identity.

Performances are performed in both Arabic and English.

Camels - symbols of life in the desert - also appear.

Outside Al Bayt Stadium, many fans jostled and tried to get into the stadium to watch the opening match.

Panoramic view of Al Bayt Stadium from above.

After the performances with strong Arab identity was the performance of the theme music from previous World Cups.

Actors hold up the flags of countries with teams participating in the 2022 World Cup.

The mascots of previous World Cups appear to remind the audience of unforgettable memories of the tournaments that have taken place.

Then the 2022 World Cup mascot - La'eeb appeared to the excitement of the Al Bayt stadium audience.

Singer Jung Kook of the group BTS appeared to perform the main song of the 2022 World Cup.

At the end of the opening ceremony, the King of Qatar - Tamin bin Hamad Al Thani said: "We welcome everyone to the 2022 World Cup. We will make the 2022 World Cup the most successful World Cup in history and Qatar is working hard to do this. Finally, we have reached the milestone of the opening day of the 2022 World Cup. In the next 28 days, we will join football fans around the world to watch the tournament. Welcome to Qatar."

After the opening ceremony, the 2022 World Cup will have its first match between host Qatar and Ecuador./.